Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción VISTA Project

VISTA-PARACa Fellows will be paired with Mentes Puertorriqueãns en Acción and a partner nonprofit organization to build their capacity for raising funds and obtaining new resources. Tasks may include, but are not limited to fundraising planning and execution, establish donor relationship systems, research beneficiary populations, mentesenaccion.org/paracaestablish volunteer programs, proposal writing, and designing donor materials. Each VISTA should raise resources equivalent to at least $20,000 for their site organization and will establish at least two systems (such as donor kits, partnerships, guidelines, databases, etc) to facilitate resource acquisition and long term sustainability. Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción is a 501c3 organization dedicated to fostering civic engagement and integrating social impact to young professionals early professional development. Partner sites include: OverComing Adversities, Coalición de Coaliciones Pro Personas sin Hogar de PR, INC, Comité para el Desarrollo de Villa Palmeras, Taller Salud, YMCA, etc. Capacity building for these organizations will translate into sustainable development improving the conditions for them to tackle poverty through their services and programming.